Leola M. Pitts, 84, of Sterling, died on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Rock River Hospice and Home.

She was born on April 30, 1933 in Sterling to Leo Ray and Alva Mae (Shook) Hinrichs. She married Gene Morgan. She later married Raymond Pitts in 2007. Leola worked for Lawrence Brothers as a supervisor for 19 years until retiring in 1977. She was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church and was a member of St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sterling.

She is survived by her daughters, Christine Jensen of Rock Falls and Mindy Westlund of Orlando, Fla.; a son, Randel Morgan of Sterling; her sisters, Jeanette Koster of Wisconsin, Donna Scott of Oregon, Roslyn Frasu of Valdosta, Ga. and Rhonda McFadden of Alabama; 12 grandchildren, several great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her former husband Gene Morgan, a daughter Pamela, a grandson Eric, a great grandson Landon, a step-son David Pitts, 3 sisters and 5 brothers.

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